The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 27th October 2011 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 27th October 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Scottish, might you say? That's funny!JOCULARAAcross 5: Liberal, firm and goodCOPIOUSAAcross 9: Schmuck we buried in plot, laid backDWEEBAAcross 10: President claims writer saw his tool?CARPENTERAAcross 11: See 16THEBEDPOSTAAcross 12: See 16LOSEAAcross 14: See 16ITSFLAVOURONAAcross 18: 11 pigs or bats rising lateOVERSLEEPINGAAcross 21: Look, someone in a turban, so to speak?SEEKAAcross 22: See 16CHEWING GUMAAcross 25: See 16OVERNIGHTAAcross 26: College openingORIELAAcross 27: Reserves stuffing Manchester United, perhaps? CorrectREDRESSAAcross 28: Leave handle again?RETREATDDown 1: Papers written up in project on hard bookJUDITHDDown 2: Quick introduction to centrifugal forceCLEVERDDown 3: Party time under model coming up for Gilbert, perhaps?LIBRETTISTDDown 4: On top, go over once moreRECAPDDown 5: Cheat's character accidentalCARD SHARPDDown 5: Cheat's character accidentalCARDSHARPDDown 6: Look, someone in the loo, so to speak?PEERDDown 7: Paddle in doubt, struggling to find boat's motorOUTBOARDDDown 8: Soldier crawling under material, seeing another soldierSERGEANTDDown 13: Bum on the floor, a fanatic hosting partyDOWN-AND-OUTDDown 15: Person bound to come up with the goods in man's breakfast itemsFRESHEGGSDDown 16: Old number 35 London bus we drove home to Scunthorpe, so luggage is all over the place!DOESYOURDDown 17: Vicar's right and always on targetREVERENDDDown 19: In fleeting instant, pointing to the sky for lightIGNITEDDown 20: Dirt's ending underneath a shoe — that's charmingAMULETDDown 23: Fighting to curb tide, I'd lost — to this?WATERDDown 24: Monarch born, one wounded in massacreKNEE